Windshield



Paten-fea Nev. a, i924.

uni-TED :STATES OFFICE.-

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winne-Hmm Application lcd Septemtie'r 28, 192'2. 'Serial No. 590,635.

Toallwhpmtma concern."

-Be it known tiat we, 'WILLIAM F. Ons 'mais and EDG-,tn l'l. G.' Onsriiiinn, citizens of the United States, :-esidin,' r at. Fermin the county of La Salle and State of Illinois,

haveinvented certain new and useful Improvemcnts in Windshields, of which the following is a. specification, reference being 'had therein. to the 'accompanying drawing.

Our invention relates to new and useful.

improvements in windshieldsor storm and rain shields and more particularly to a windsion of the driver .of the vehicle but the shield itself will be strengthened..

Another obj-ect of the invention resides in forming the Windshield with a transversely extendxng'rib or projection having curved surfaces for directing therays of lightof the sun or the headlights of an approaching vehicle from the line of'vision of the driver ofthe vehicle.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proour invention-consists of the n'ovel details of construction and arrangement of parts described in the follo'vvin-'tfgr vspecification and illustrated in 4the accompanying drawings, and while. weillustrated and described the referred embodiments of the invention s tay now appear to ns it will oe understood that sue changes might be made as will fall within the scope 'of the appended claims.v

In 'the -drawinge:. Fim l is an elevation of the inner side o the shield.

Fig. 2 is a. transverse' vertical section. Fi 3 is an elevation of the inner face of a. slintly modified form of shield.

Fig. 4 is a transverse vertical section of thatforrn of shield illustrated in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is an elevation of the inner fece of a still urtherinodied form of shield, and Fig. 6 is a transverse vertical section of that form o-f 'shield illustrated in Fig. 5.

In'the drawings 1 indicates-the Windshield of glassea-v other suitable transparent material, 2 indicates the outer fum' thea-cot and Il the inner face or that face. 'directed towards the driver ofthe vehicle. It is a well known fact that often the driver of yan automobile 'or other vehicle is blinded bv th-e rays of the sun or by t'he'glnrc of theliendligh-ts of approaching vehicles. It isthe object. of our invention 4to prevcntthe rays of light from the sun or a vehicle from entering the line of vision of the driver and m carrying this "out the windshield is provided von its inner face with a transversely.extending curved rib or projection. In Figs. 1 and 2 I have shown this transversely extending rib or projection 4 as heingsemi-circular 1n cross section and terminating short, of 'the ends of the windshield to leave the spaces 5. The rib or projection terminates short of the ends of the windshield so as to leave the spaces tohe received 'within-the Winds-hield frame or other support. 1 ln Figs.' 3 and 4 I have shown the rib or.

projection (i as having o.v depending portion 7, the rib orl vprojection 6 being curved as shown at Sand the 4hottoin of the extension 7 being convex in shape. In Figs. 5 .and 6 the' ril) or projection is shown at 9 and in p this form of the invention the upper surface is' curved Aas shown at'lO while lthe under It will surface is concave as shown at 11. be understood that. in the forms of the vinvention shown in Figs. 3., 4.5, and 6 the rib .or projection terminates short of the ends of the windshield, 'the saine as i-t doesin the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2 to leave .the spaces 5. r From the above it i'villhe seen that the rih or projection may be 'of several different curvatures and while we .have illust-rated and' described the three preferred forms 'as now suggested and appearing to us i--t m'llhe un I der'stood that variations vmight he made in the specific shapes. The main-'idea ofour invention is the formation of this-.transversely extending rib or project-ion with a. curved surface which will' take .the opposing light i and thenl hend or transfer the rays away from the drivers c ves and pzev'entvthe rqflare from entering the line'of vision. This rib or projection is. transparent the same as the windshield itself and therefore there is nothing to oi'ystr'n'et' the view of the driver. The intensity of thev sun rays or the. rays of au approaching headlight are reduced and thereforc'eccidents` caused by the blinding Yof' the driver "eide vvehicle he. Qvercome Not' onlydoes the lrib orhfprojection prevea@ the glare but will Strengthen lor reinforeoitle windshield and by havinig it extend subStan-- natinghe rib' or projet-on short of'ihe ends of the windenield the windshield' may be ac- 'commodated" in the 'frames or 'other Sup l'tS now commonly in use. It 'will be understood that. the rib or projection is so positioned 1l n the 'windshield as to be above the line o visionof the driver. vVirhile we have illustrated the invention as app1ied-to-a windshield it will be understood that it will 'be equally as well adapted for .use in connection with storm or rain shields.

Having fully described our invention what we claim as new .and .desire to-.secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. A windshield for vehicles having formed the driver, the f nce of the projection-towards the'driver 4bve-ing rounded4 to transfer-,the

rays from the line of vision of the driver.

2. Awindshield forveliiclshaving'formgd y .on its inner face-a single transversely ex .tending 'protection' inthe line of` vision of the driver, the face .of the' rjeotion towards the driver being rounde to transfer the rays from the line of vi'ion of the driverund` the' ends of the jxoject-on, Iferminting.

short of the vertice shield'.l

In testimony whereof we .hereunto .affix our signatures in the rescnce of twofwtnesses.

WILL AM' F. (BEST'ERLE. EDGAR H'. G. Q-ESTERLE.

"itnesses: Y.

PAUL BRAUNS, J-xr., i WILLLAMC. Geenen edges olf the wind; 

